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The Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public

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Americans today "know" that a majority of the population supports the death penalty, that half of all marriages end in divorce, and that four out of five prefer a particular brand of toothpaste. But remarkably, such data--now woven into our social fabric--became common currency only in the last century. With a bold and sophisticated analysis, Sarah Igo demonstrates the power of scientific surveys to shape Americans' sense of themselves as individuals, members of communities, and citizens of a nation.

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Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public 2008, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674027428

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The Averaged American: Surveys, Citizens, and the Making of a Mass Public 2007, Harvard University Press, Cambridge

ISBN-13: 9780674023215

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